by Jule Kucera | Aug 23, 2026 | Blog
Talking to a friend after last week’s guest post from Teresa Tanner, my friend mentioned she was both impressed and a little intimidated. I get it. And that’s probably the last thing Teresa would want. Here’s an invitation to an alternative approach: Let’s not...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 16, 2026 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I asked a friend who’s a role model for me if she would share how she turns dreams and goals (whether external or self-improvement) into a practical approach to accomplish them. I was ecstatic when she said yes and over the moon when I read what she...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 9, 2026 | Blog
She was standing on the sidewalk where it dips down closest to the river, where there are steep stairs all the way down. There were bundles and a large, odd contraption at her feet. Roxie and I were out for our morning walk, about an hour later than usual because...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 2, 2026 | Blog
Sure, that’s an extreme headline: It changed my life! But it has. Using the Compass and the Hand hasn’t just changed my relationship with time, it’s changed my relationship with my life. I have more ownership. There’s more responsibility but...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 26, 2026 | Blog
I was on a Zoom call with 65 people. Half from the Freelancer’s Workshop, half from the Bootstrapper’s Workshop. Both workshops led by Seth Godin. It was 2019. The freelancers and bootstrappers had just completed their programs. This was our first joint Zoom, a...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 19, 2026 | Blog
I’ve been doing a yearly plan for a long time but this weekly/ monthly/ quarterly process is recent as of 2025. It has transformed my relationship with time. For example, a friend asked me to be a beta reader for his next novel. Typically I’d think about...
